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Misconceiver

One who misconceives...


Mistakable

Liable to be mistaken capable of being misconceived...


Malice in law

Malice in law, Acting on a legally extraneous or obviously misconceived ground of action would be case of 'malice in law', Regonal Manager v. Pawan Kumar Dubey, AIR 1976 SC 1766 (1771): (1976) 3 SCC 334: (1976) 3 SCR 540.'Malice' in its legal sense means malice such as may be assumed from the doing of a wrongful act intentionally but without just cause or excuse, or for want of reasonable or probable cause, S.R. Venkataraman v. Union of India, AIR 1979 SC 49 (51): (1979) 2 SCC 491: (1979) 2 SCR 202.Malice in legal sense means an act done wrongfully and without reasonable and provable cause (Law of Torts)Legal malice or 'malice in law' means 'something done without lawful excuse'. In other words, 'it is an act done wrongfully and wilfully without reasonable or probable cause, and not noiselessly an act done from ill feeling and spite'. It is a deliberate act in disregard of the right of others. Where malice is attributed to the State, it can never be a case of personal ill-will or spite...


Nolle prosequi

Nolle prosequi (to be unwilling to prosecute) was a proceeding in the nature of an undertaking by the plaintiff when he had misconceived the nature of the action, or the party to be sued, to forbear to proceed in a suit altogether, or as to some part of it, or as to some of the defendants. It differed from a non pros., which put a plaintiff out of Court with respect to all the defendants. See now DISCNTINUANCE. The King by his Attorney-General may enter a nolle prosequi on an information or indictment: this does not operate as a bar to anew indictment. Consult Jac. Law Dict.; Robertson, 'Civil Proceedings.'...


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